Natalie Furlett

Before joining the national Campus Compact office, Natalie was the Executive Director of Campus Compact for Illinois where she spearheaded campus Census 2020 efforts, created the Campus Meets Community program to support healthy campus partnerships, and networked campuses throughout Illinois. Prior to Campus Compact, Natalie spent time building student-community ties at Northwestern in the office of Student Community Service before taking on the role of Associate Director of the Norris Center for Student Involvement. She holds an MBA in Nonprofit Management from the American Jewish University in Los Angeles, CA, and a BA from the School of Public Administration at American University in Washington DC.  Natalie currently serves as the chair of the Governor’s Service Illinois Commission and as treasurer of the Board for The Safe Haven Network.

Core Expertise:

• Strategic planning
• Campus-community partnerships
• Volunteer engagement and management
• Nonprofit management
• Government relations